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Milk jug: C.487-1928

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Factory: Unidentified Staffordshire factory

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Description

White salt-glazed stoneware with applied reeded handle, and three moulded and applied feet. Bulbous body with incurved cylindrical neck flaring towards the rim which is cut with incurved scallops and has a rounded projecting lip. The handle is ear-shaped and has a kick at the lower end. The three feet are of ill defined lion's mask and paw form

Notes

History note: Mr Rathbone, Alfred Place West, South Kensington, from whom purchased on Nov 21, 1918 for £8 (reduced from £10.10) by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 12.5 cm
Width: 10.8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

18th Century, Mid
George II
Circa 1750 CE - 1760 CE

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

Surface composed of salt-glaze
Body
Feet
Rim

Materials used in production

white Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Salt-glazing

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.487-1928
Primary reference Number: 75264
Old object number: 3742

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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